PUT THAT DOWN IN WRITING
(Al Dubin, Harry Warren)
As recorded by:
Joe Loss & His Band
V. Chick Henderson (Part of a trio)
Recorded 8th March 1940
Also recorded by:
Benny Goodman
Arte Shaw (V. Tony Pastor)
Jan Savitt & His Top-Hatters (V. George 'Bon Bon' Tunnell)
Woody Herman & His Orchestra (Female Vocalist)
If my kisses are exciting,
As exciting as you claim
Would you put that down in writing
And autograph it with your name
You have told me I'm a picture
That your arms would like to frame
Would you care to paint that picture
And autograph it with your name
I have heard your proposition
Must I listen to that again
I don't mind the repetition
But why don't you say it with a fountain pen
Though your offer is exciting
I'll feel better just the same
When you put that down in writing
If matrimony is your aim
Autograph it with your name.
Transcribed from John Wright's 78 RPM Record Collection
(Transcribed by Bill Huntley - May 2013)